MAP OF THE DAY: Check Out The New Cable System Revolutionizing Africa That Could Cost Companies Millions

Africa is in the sudden receivership of a glut of internet
bandwidth via new cables being laid underwater to connect the
continent to the broader network.

Right now, there are five additional connections under
construction from the African continent to the Gulf states,
India, and UK,
according to Bloomberg.

But all these new cables are driving down costs on the continent
and, with
Vodafone and French Telecom heavily invested in projects,
they may be concerned that their bandwidth delivery at market
might be cheaper than expected.

For example, prices on a one megabit connection in Kenya have
fallen 80% from 2008 to 2010,
according to Bloomberg.

This map shows the cables linking the wider world to the African
continent, projected as of 2012, with notable quantity entering
East Africa around Kenya and West Africa around Ghana.